# Papua New Guinea Export Playbook for South Asia

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in South Asia. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Papua New Guinea (PNG)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $78.6B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 8,197 km
- Average business entry indicator: 19 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $73.9B | 20 | Not reported | 8,612 km | 18 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Nepal | NPL | $1.9B | 1 | Not reported | 7,832 km | 23 | Product not reported |
| Bangladesh | BGD | $1.8B | 2 | Not reported | 7,191 km | 20 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 |
| Pakistan | PAK | $1.0B | 2 | Not reported | 9,153 km | 17 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | India (IND) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $33.8B | +21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2 | India (IND) | HS 271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $14.7B | +70.5% | +0.3% |
| 3 | India (IND) | HS 847130 - Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $8.2B | +16.6% | +0.0% |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 151110 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $4.3B | +23.0% | +2.1% |
| 5 | India (IND) | HS 260300 - Copper ores and concentrates | $2.3B | +26.0% | +2.5% |
| 6 | India (IND) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +4.8% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Nepal (NPL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.9B | +9.8% | +0.0% |
| 8 | India (IND) | HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.8B | +5.1% | +0.2% |
| 9 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $1.3B | +27.3% | +0.0% |
| 10 | India (IND) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.2B | +17.8% | +0.0% |
| 11 | India (IND) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $847.5M | +6.6% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 090240 - Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $620.2M | +5.0% | +0.0% |
| 13 | India (IND) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $544.0M | +8.5% | +0.1% |
| 14 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $533.6M | +19.0% | +0.0% |
| 15 | India (IND) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $489.6M | +8.7% | +0.1% |
| 16 | India (IND) | HS 848210 - Ball bearings | $432.7M | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 17 | India (IND) | HS 382319 - Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids) | $421.0M | +8.6% | +0.4% |
| 18 | India (IND) | HS 848180 - Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $420.4M | +9.7% | +0.0% |
| 19 | India (IND) | HS 853710 - Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $402.3M | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $399.3M | +20.9% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 1 | $53.8B | $33.8B | +21.1% |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 1 | $14.1B | $14.7B | +70.5% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 3 | $7.3B | $9.1B | +11.6% |
| HS2 15 - HS2 sector 15 | 2 | $7.6B | $6.1B | +14.0% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 3 | $9.6B | $4.8B | +7.0% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 4 | $6.4B | $2.6B | +19.2% |
| HS2 26 - HS2 sector 26 | 1 | $3.6B | $2.3B | +26.0% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 3 | $2.2B | $1.3B | +14.1% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Papua New Guinea focus on South Asia?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.